DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) 5750 Ser CVN71-PA March 1996 FPO AE

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1 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) 5750 Ser CVN71-PA March 1996 i / FPO AE From: Commanding Officer, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CW 71) To: Director of Naval History, Washington D.C. Subj: COMMAND HISTORY FOR 1995 Ref (a) OPNAVINST E THEODORE ROOSEVELT Welcome Aboard Brochure Commanding Officer's Photo Biography THEODORE ROOSEWLT 1995 Line Chronology THEODORE ROOSEVELT Photograph Administration Department History Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department History Air Department History Command Religious Ministries Department History Communication Department History Deck Department History Dental Department History Engineering Department History Marine Detachment History Medical Department History Navigation Department History Reactor Department History Safety Department History Supply Department History Weapons Department History Sample "Rough Rider" Command Newspaper Sample "Rough Rider" Command Familygram 1. Command Composition and Organization a. Mission. USS THEODORE ROOSlEWLT (CW 71) keeps the sea lanes of trade and communication open by projecting sea power and air superiority to all points on the globe. The ship carries out a variety of missions including air warfare, surface warfare, subsurface warfare, and electronic warfare by maintaining equipmmt and men at the highest state of readiness. THEODORE ROOSEVELT also shares, with many other Navy ships, a mission in replenishing ships at sea and performing various non-combatant missions such as rescue at sea of vessels in distress and the transport of rehgees in need af help. Enclosure (I) elaborates.

2 Subj : COMMAND HISTORY FOR 1995 b. Leadership and Home Port. CAPT Ronald L. Christenson is the Commanding Officer. Enclosure (2) contains his biography. CAPT Steven F. Firks is the Executive Officer. THEODORE ROOSEVELT is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and assigned to Commander, Carrier Group EIGHT. c. Chronological Listing of Significant Events. Enclosure (3) contains a listing of chronological events. Enclosure (4) is a photograph of THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 2. Narrative a. THEODORE ROOSEVELT began 1995 by wrapping up the holiday leave period while at Pier 12 North of Norfolk Naval Base, the ship's home port. The carrier returned to sea on 2 1 January for Joint Forces Exercise 95-2, in which it conducted several operations with embarked air wing aircraft and several battle group and amphibious ships in the Virginia Capes operating area. When the carrier returned to Norfolk on 4 February, the focus shifted to maintenance, readiness and the upcoming March advancement cycle. The non-skid on THEODORE ROOSEVELT's flight deck was redone during; February, and March brought advancement tests for junior enlisted, a massive load displacement survey test, plus the men and equipment of Carrier Air Wing EIGHT came aboard as the carrier prepared for THEODORE ROOSEVELT's 1995 Mediterranean Deployment. b. Med '95 began 22 March at 1000, with Commander, Carrier Group EIGHT aboard. Air wing carrier qualifications began on day one and continued for three days, and flight operations began in earnest 26 March. The carrier turned over with the USS EISENHOWER Battle Group on 5 April, and after a Carrier Weight Test and Balance Survey and a few days of propulsion and damage control drills and underway replenishments, THEODORE ROOSEVELT headed for its first port visit in 1995 in Haifa, Israel. c. Phase I1 of Med 1995 began 14 April when THEODORE ROOSEVELT transited the Suez Canal to the North Red Sea, where it operated in support of OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH over Iraq until 26 April. The carrier hosted King Hussein of Jordan for a day visit on 22 April, and Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia visited two days later. THEODORE ROOSEVELT transited the Straits of Bab El Mandeb on 28 April, then the Gulf of Aden on April 29. The carrier transited the Straits of Horrnuz on 1 May and entered the third phase of the deployment. d. Phase 111, THEODORE ROOSEVELT's operations in the Arabian Gulf in support of SOUTHERN WATCH, began with a seven day port call to Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates. On 8 May, THEODORE ROOSEVELT departed the UAE and transited to the North Arabian Gulf until 13 May, when it began retracing its course back to the Suez Canal. THEODORE ROOSEVELT transited the canal on 20 May.

3 Subj : COMMAND HISTORY FOR 1995 e. THEODORE ROOSEVELT operated in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas throughout Phase IV from 2 1 May to 11 August. Duting this time, THEODORE ROOSEVELT conducted operations in support of OPERATIONS DENY FLIGHT and SHARP GUARD over the skies of Bosnia and in the Adriatic operating area, respectively. The carrier had port calls in CorfU, Greece, from 5-9 June; Rhodes, Greece, from 2-7 July; and Trieste, Italy, from July. From 7-10 August, THEODORE ROOSEVELT participated in EXERCISE COILED COBRA, culminating in a NATO Sea Sparrow missile shoot on 10 August in the Sea of Crete. f. The eastern Med hosted Phase V, in which THEODORE ROOSEVELT visited Haifa once again from August, then conducted flight operations in support of OPERATION INFINITE MOONLIGHT. That operation was over the skies of Jordan and the Mid East, providing a presence in the wake of two defections by top Iraqi officials to Jordan. g. DENY FLIGHT evolved into OPERATION DELIBERATE FORCE during Phase VI of Med '95, as Carrier Air Wing EIGHT aircraft led NATO's strikes against strategic Bosnian Serb targets in response to several atrocities around Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina. THEODORE ROOSEVELT-based aircraft continued strikes from the Adriatic from 3 1 August until the THEODORE ROOSEVELT Battle Group turned over with the AMERICA Battle Group 9-12 September. h. THEODORE ROOSEVELT began the return to Norfolk, Phase VII, on 12 September and completed the Operational Reactor Safeguard Exam from September. Secretary of the Navy John Dalton came aboard the carrier on 21 September and awarded the THEODORE ROOSEVELT Battle Group the Navy Unit Commendation for its Bosnia ops. THEODORE ROOSEVELT moored at Pier 11 South on 22 September. i. The ship completed a leave and stand down period 19 October with a fast cruise, then off-loaded ammunition from October. The ship participated in an evaluation of the K-Max helicopter during this underway period. THEODORE ROOSEVELT returned to Pier 11 on 22 October. j. On 27 October, the Theodore Roosevelt Association hosted their annual dinner aboard. Several TRA members were aboard the following day, when the ship hosted family and friends for a Family Day Cruise. On 9 November, THEODORE ROOSEVELT transited the Elizabeth River to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia to begin a Selected Restricted Availability, which lasted through the holidays and into 1996.

4 Subj : COMMAND HISTORY FOR Supporting Documents. The enclosures listed at the start of this memo were submitted by THEODORE ROOSEVELT departments. 4. THEODORE ROOSEVELT's operations in support of the United States, United Nations and NATO goals in the former Yugoslavia again proved it the best of the Navy's best in The THEODORE ROOSEVELT and Carrier Air Wing EIGHT led NATO in strikes that eventually led the way toward.the success&l Dayton, Ohio peace talks, and a greater, lasting peace in Bosnia. USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CW 71) sets the standard. A

5 uas (eae0r)ore aooawel1 ~~~~PQIOT/OHD~~WAX PI~$OD~/POBT CALLS/-SES or ~~AIUI - $4 OPCPLBER WB 1. -va.l)ates January 1995, 2. Lacatian: Port. Pier. NOB Norfolk, VA, Pier 12 North. a. 12 Jan: SLAMEX. b. 13 Jan: General Quarters. c. 20 Jan: Fast Cruise. I :"Q B,;. ' 2. misctive of PA. ~ec(;nd phasi' of training integrating CW-71/CVW-8 team and ~mphibiow Ready Group (ARG)/Marine Expeditionary linit (MEU) in ~odnt Services Operationo. 3. e - D a m. Apprwimatsly 1000, 21 January Jan: Flight Deck AFFF System Test. 21 Jan, 1 Feb: Man Overboard Drill. 21 Jan - 4 Feb: Flight Operations. 22, 27, 29 Jan: Unrep w/uss SEATTLE (RAS) 23 Jan: MWEX w/uss HUE CITY Jan: CAMSEE Inspection. 24, 26 Jan: General Quarters. 30 Jan: Burial at sea. 3 Feb: Unrep w/uss, KALAMAZOO (RAS) 21 Jan - 4 Feb: Various Flight Deck Drills. 21 Jan - 4 Feb: Various Navigation Drills. 21 Jan - 4 Feb: Propulsion Plant Drills and Evolutions.

6 7. u w in C-. USS TICOHDEROGA, USS HUE CITY, USS MISSISSIPPI, USS SEATTLE, USS WEIGH BURKE, USS HAWES, USS MUFFMAW, USS CLARK, USS MOUNT WHITNEY, USS GUAM, USS KEARSARGE, USS NASHVILLE, USS PENSACOLA. 9. -Area. CPOA, VACAPES February - 22 March PQLf;- Pk. NOB Norfolk, VA, 4 February, Pier 12 South Feb: Non-Skid Flight Deck Feb: Torpedo Assist Visit. 24 Feb: Family Predeployment Brief. 27 Feb - 02 Mar: Physical Security Assistance Visit. 07 Mar: E-4 Navy Wide EDtam , 13-17, Mar: Various Flight Deck Drills. 08 Xar: Ammo On Load/Ofr Load. 09 Mar: E-5 Navy Wide -am. 14 Mar: E-6 Navy Wide Warn. 15 Phr: NCTAMS H[ED CAT visit. 20 Mar: Fast Cruise. 20 Mar: CVW-8 On Load. 21 Mar: Load Displacane~t Survey Test , 22 March COMCARGRU EIGHT. 8. PEASE I - TRANSLANT/MEDITERRANEIW TRANSIT, 22 Mar - 13 Apr Mar: Depart Norfolk, VAI Mar: Air Wing Carrier Qualification. 22,24 Mar: Man Overboard Drill Mar, 1-13 Apr: Conducted Flight Operations. 26 Mar: Unrep w/uss SEATTLE (RAS/AMMO VERTREP). 29 Mar: Safety Stand Down.

7 30 mr: FAS W/USS HUE CITY, 31 Mar: FAS w/uss ARLEIGH BURKE. 31 Mar: FAS w/uss HUE CITY. 31 Mar: CIWS PAC Fire. 31 Mar: Burial at Sea. 01 Apr: FAS w/uss TICONDEROGA. 02 Apr: FAS w/uss KAUFFMAN. 04 Apr: SIXTH FLEET TURNOVER BRIEF. 05 Apr: Turnover with USS FISENHOWER Battle Group. 05 Apr: CVN Weight Test anp Balance Survey. 06 Apr: Unrep w/uss SAN DIFGO (RAS/CONREP). 08 Apr: Unrep w/uss LEROY (;RUMMAN (RAS) Apr: PORT VISIT, HAIFA, ISRAEL. 13 Apr: Underway transit to Port Said, Egypt. 13 Apr: Man Overboard Drill. 22 Mar-13 Apr: Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills. 22 Mar-13 Apr: Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills. 22 Mar-13 Aprz Conducted Various Damage Control Drills. 1. in -. USS TICONDEROGA, USS HUE CITY, USS SEATTLE, USS ARLEIGH BURKE, USS HAWES, USS KAUFFMAN, USS MISSISSIPPI, USS KEY WEST, USS BATFISH. be PEABE I1 - NORTH RED 8EfR/BOUTHERH WATCH APR Apr: Transit Suez Canal, Inchop CENTCOM Apr: Operated in North Red Sea Apr, 1 May: Conducted Flight Operations. 19 Apr: Man Overboard Drill. 21 Apr: Unrep w/uss SEATTLE (FAS, CON/VERTREP) 22 Apr: King Hussein, Jordan visited USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 24 Apr: RAS w/uss SEATTLE. 24 Apr: Prince Faisal, Saudi visited USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 28 Apr: Transit Straits of Bab El Mandeb. 29 Apr: Transit Gulf of Ad~n. 29 Apr: CIWS PAC Fire. 30 Apr: Unrep w/usns SPICA (CON/VERTREP)and Unrep w/usns ERICSSOM (RAS) 01 Hay: Transit Straits of Homauz. 14 Apr-01 Hay: Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills. 14 Apr-01 May: Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills. I4 Apr-01 May: Conducted Vlarious Damrage Control Drills. 1- USS HUE CITY, USS SEATTLE, USS KEY WEST. Ce PEASE XI1 - PERSIIW OU&F/SOUTEERN WATCH 1-20 MAY May: PORT VISIT, JEBEL ALI, UAE 08 May: Underway transit bo North Persian, Gulf.

8 09-12 May: Conducted Flight Operationo in support of Southern Watch. 13 Hay: RAS w/usns ERICSSON and Vertreg w/usns SPICA. 13 y : Transit Straitu of Hormuz. 16 May: Transit straits of Bab El Mandeb. 17 May: FAS w/uss HUE CITY. 19 May: Transit Gulf of Suez. 20 May: Transit Suez Canal ,16-19 May Conducted Flight Operations May: Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills May: Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills May: Conducted Various Damage Control Drills. 1. USS HUE CITY, USS SEATTLE, USS KEY WEST. d. PHASE IV - YEDITERRA#EA# SEA 21 MAY - 11 AUQ May: UNREP w/usns SATURN (CON/VERTREP) May: Conducted Flight Operations for Exercise Tridente. 23 May: UNREP w/usns LEROY GRUMMAN (RAS/CONREP). 24 Hay: ADM Pilling, SIXTH FLEET arrives for day visit. 25 May: Transit to Adriatic Sea. 26 Hay-04 Junt Conducted Bllight Operations in support of Deny ~iight/~harp Guard. 26 my-13 Aug: Adriatic Sey. 27 May: UNREP w/usns BIG HpRN (RAS). 02 Jun: UNREP w/usns BIG WRN (RAS). 21 May-04 Junt Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills. 21 May-04 Jun: Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills. 21 May-04 Jun: Conducted Various Damage Control Drills Jun: Inport Corfu,Gmeece. 10 Jun: UNREP w/usns LEROY GRUMMAN (RAS/CONREP) Sun: Conducted Flight Operations in support of Deny FlightlSharp Guard. 14 Jun: UNREP w/usns LEROY GRUMMAN (RAS/CONREP). 17 Jun: UNREP w/usns S ATW (VERT/CONREP). 19 Jun: CIWS PAC Fire. 20 Jun: UNREP w/usns LEROY GRIJMMAN (RAS/CONREP) Jun: Anchored in thq Gulf of Manfredonia. 25 Jun: UNREP w/uss SEATTGE (RAS CON/VERTREP). 28 Jun: UNREP w/usns LEROY GRUMMAN (RAS,CONREP). 29 Jun: CIWS PAC ire. 10 Jun-01 Jult Conducted Various Plight Deck Drills. 10 Jun-01 Jul: Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills. 10 Jun-01 Jul: Conducted Various Damage Control Drills Jul: Inport Rhodes, Greece. 08 Jul: UNREF w/uss ARLEIGH BURKE (FAS). 09 JuL: UNREP w/usns SIRIUS (VERT/CONREP) Jul: Conducted Flight Operations in support of Deny Flightisharp Guard.

9 10 Jul: UNREP w/usns LEROY GRUMMAN (FAS/CONREP). 13 Jul: UNREP w/uss SEATTLE (RAS/CONREP). 14 Jul: Underway Transfer w/uss HUE CITY. 15 Jul: CIWS Pac Fire Jul: Anchored in the Gulf of Manfredonia. 18 Jul: UNREP w/uss SEATTV (RAS,VERT/CONREP). 23 JU~: UNREP W/USS SEATTLB (RAS) Jul: Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills Jul: Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills Jul: Conducted Variow Damage Control Drills Jul: Inport Trieste, Italy. 29 Jul-10 Aug: Conducted FXight Operations in Support of Deny Flight/Sharp Guard. 31 Jult UNREP w/usns KANAWHA (RAS, CONREP). 03 Aug: CIWS Pac Fire. 04 Aug: UMEP w/uss SEATTLE (RAS, CONFUIP) Aug: Participated in Exercise Coiled Cobra. 10 Aug: NATO SEA SPARROW Mipsile Shoot, Sea of Crete. 10 Aug: UNREP w/uss SEATTLE (RAS, CONREP). 31 Jul-11 Aug: Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills. 31 Jul-11 Aug: Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills. 31 Jul-11 Aug: Conducted Various Damage Control Drills. 1. Compbny. USS HUE CITY, USS KAUFFMAN USS BATFISH, USS TICONDEROGA, USS SEATTLE, USS KEY WEST, USS HISSISSIPPI, USS HAWES. 0. PEAS# V - YEDITRnnaataaar AUQ Aug: Transit to Eastern Mediterranean Aug: Xnport Haifa, Iprael Aug: Conducted Flighk Operations in Support of exercise Infinite Moonlight. 23 Aug: UNREP w/uss SEATTLE (RAS, CON/VERTREP). 23 Aug: UNREP w/usns SIRIUS (CON/VERTREP) Aug: Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills Aug: Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills Aug: Conducted Various Damage Control Drills USS ARLEIGH BURKE, USS SEATTLE f. PHASE V I - ADRIATIC SEA 29 AUQ - 12 Bep Aug: Transit to Adriatic Sea. 30 Aug-12 Sep: Conducted Flight Operations in support of Deny Flight and Deliberate Force. 01 Sep: U??REP w/uss SEAaLE (RAS,CON/VERTREP). 01 Sep: UNREP w/usns LENTtHALL (VERTREP). 06 Sep: VERTREP w/uss SEATTLE (AMMO OFF LOAD) Sep: Turnover with USS AMERICA in Adriatic Sea.

10 1. -sincompanv USS ARLEIGH BURKE, USS SEATTLE, USS MISSISSIPPI. Aug-12 Sep: Aug-12 Sep: Aug-12 Sep: Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills. Conducted Various Propulsion Plant ~rills. Conducted Various Damage Control Drills. g. PHBSE VII - -SIT NORFOLK VIRGINIA ep Sep: Conducted AMMO VERTREP w/uss MONONGAHELA. 15 Sept Transit Straits of Gibraltar. 15 Sepr Inchop SECOND FLEET ,17,21,22 Sept Conducted Flight Operations Sepr Operational Reactor Safeguard (ORSE) Sept INSURV Inspection. 22 Sept Moored pier 11s NOS, Norfolk, VA USS IISSISSXPPI. 1. -ve Dates. 22 September - 19 October Joca-: Port. Pier. NOB Norfolk, VA, Pier 11 South. a. 22 Sep - 19 Oct: Leave and Standdown. B. 19 Oct: Fast Cruise. 20 om: Oct: Oct: Oct: Oct: Oct: Oct: 22 Oct: -0 OBI-LOAD 19 OCT - 22 OCT 1993; Conducted CWIS TDU Shoot/COMPEX. Conducted Ammo Off-Load VERTREP. Participated in X-Max Helicopter Operational Evaluation. Conducted Ammo Off-Load CONREP with USS Santa Barbara. Conducted Various Flight Deck Drills. Conducted Various Propulsion Plant Drills. Conducted Various Damage Control Drills. Moored pier 11N NOB, Norfolk, VA USS ENTERPRISE, USS SANTA BARBARA.

11 1. -vs October - 28 October NOB Norfolk, VA, Pier 11 North. a. 22 Oct - 28 Oct: Standdown/Turnaround Training. b. 27 Oct: TR ~ssociation Dinner. FAMILY DAY CRUISE 28 Oct: Family Day Cruise. 28 Oct: Moored pier 11N NOB, Norfolk, VA. INPORT -ve Dates. 28 October - 09 November Port. pier. NOB Norfolk, VA, Pier 11 North. a. 28 Oct - 09 Nov: SRA Preparations. b. 31 Oct: Support Equipment Offload. 09 Nov: Transit to Norfolk Naval Ship Yard. 09 Nov: Moored pier 5N NNSY Portsmouth, VA. INPORT -ive D-. 09 November - 31 December NNSY Portsmouth, VA, Pier 5 North. a. 09 Nov - 31 Dec: SRA. b. 17 Nov: Filter Discharge. c. 28 Nov: Resin Discharge. d. 28 Nov: Good Order and Discipline Stand-down ca. 07 Nov: Weapops Department Elevator Mishap f. 12 Dec: Safety Stand-down g. 12 Dec: l&mor&al Service for M Christopher Weidow h. 13 Dec: Petty Officer Frocking i. 15 Dec: Commapd Holiday Party j. 15 Dec - 31 Dec: Holiday Stand-down Period